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Column: Too sweet to kill
The steamboat conveying Andrew Jackson up the Ohio River toward his tumultuous 1829 inauguration had brooms lashed to its bow, symbolizing Old Hickory’s vow to clean up Washington. But sweeping out Washington’s Augean stables, like painting...Tags: Beets, Tea Party Movement, Ohio River, Trade Policy, Consumers
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Sugar Guarantees Too Sweet A Deal To Kill
The Hartford CourantThe steamboat conveying Andrew Jackson up the Ohio River toward his tumultuous 1829 inauguration had brooms lashed to its bow, symbolizing Old Hickory's vow to clean up Washington. But sweeping out Washington's Augean stables, like painting the Golden...Tags: Tea Party Movement, Marco Rubio, Ohio River, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Elections
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Harbor Springs Area Historical Society receives competitive grant
HARBOR SPRINGS — Soon, a different kind of bicentennial war exhibit will open at the Harbor Springs Area Historical Society, thanks in part to an $8,000 grant from the Michigan Humanities Council that the society received May 10. The exhibit,...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Vienna (Austria), Arts and Culture, Arts, Sociology
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Art Callaham: Some more fun facts about our presidents
Early after the first of this year, I wrote a column concerning interesting facts about our presidents, and I promised to write more. That column and this one — and possibly some future ones — are based on a book by Cormac O’Brien titled...Tags: Millard Fillmore, James Buchanan, Parties and Movements, Grover Cleveland, Politics
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War of 1812 Bicentennial: Kentucky enters the war
Editor's note: This is the unabridged version of the condensed article that appeared in the Jan. 17 Interior Journal. This article is the first in a series to commemorate the War of 1812 Bicentennial. The Congress of the United States has...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Regional Authority, United Kingdom, France, Prisons
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War Hero Lost to History, Remembered by Marine Corps
A mausoleum in St. Louis Cemetary Number Two is often overlooked by tourists and overshadowed by the other prominent figures buried there. The tomb of Major Daniel Carmick usual goes unnoticed, until now, as the U.S. Marine Corps remembers a military...
Tags: U.S. Marine Corps, G8
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Trail of Tears littered with pain, hurt
America's struggle with equality was unacceptably long and bloody. Arguably one of the most tragic episodes in American history was the policy of Indian removal in the early 1800s. From America's founding, there were political interests that advocated...Tags: John Marshall, Elections, Treaties, Politics, Lynn University
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Baltimore was site of pivotal political conventions in 1800s
![In "The First American Political Conventions: Transforming Presidential Nominations, 1832-1872," Stan M. Haynes writes that the modern presidential nominating convention evolved during the campaign of 1832.](http://www.baltimoresun.com/media/thumbnails/story/2012-08/71742628-09153604.jpg "In "The First American Political Conventions: Transforming Presidential Nominations, 1832-1872,\" Stan M. Haynes writes that the modern presidential nominating convention evolved during the campaign of 1832.")
In "The First American Political Conventions: Transforming Presidential Nominations, 1832-1872," Stan M. Haynes writes that the modern presidential nominating convention evolved during the campaign of 1832.
Between the fall of 1831 and the spring of...Tags: Arts and Culture, Democratic Party, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), James Buchanan, Douglas
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A healthy dose of American history
Special to the Los Angeles TimesPaul Revere was captured on April 18, 1775, before he could warn the residents of Concord, Mass., that the British were coming. (He did make it to Lexington, Mass.) No Revolutionary War battle was ever fought at Valley Forge, Pa., even though Gen. George...Tags: Arts and Culture, Nelson Mandela, Elections, High School Sports, John Lennon
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Smithsonian wasn't always beloved
In its early days, America lacked world-class universities, libraries, scientific research facilities, and museums. Many Americans believed such things were unnecessary for national security and economic growth, and were disinterested in the promotion...Tags: Smithsonian Institution, Arts and Culture, Science, Libraries, United Kingdom
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'Once,' 'Sons of the Prophet' win Lucille Lortel Awards
The musical "Once" and Stephen Karam's play "Sons of the Prophet" took the top honors at the Lucille Lortel Awards in New York on Sunday. The awards recognize excellence in off-Broadway productions and are presented by the League of Off-Broadway...
Tags: Dianne Wiest, Arts and Culture, Porgy and Bess (movie), Tony Awards, Music Theater
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Chester Brinegar: May 10, 2012
Chester Brinegar, 71, of Clark Co., widower of the late Ruby Lynn Osborne Brinegar, passed away on Thursday, May 10, 2012 at his home. Mr. Brinegar was born in Wagersville, Ky. on Sept. 22, 1940 to the late Andrew Jackson Brinegar and Velda Plowman...Tags: Funeral Parlor and Crematorium
Jun 9, 2013
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Jun 9, 2013
|Column| Hartford Courant
May 21, 2013
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Mar 10, 2013
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Jan 17, 2013
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Nov 9, 2012
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Jul 15, 2012
|Column| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Aug 9, 2012
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Mar 25, 2012
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May 7, 2012
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